Choosing the right brake pad for your vehicle?
Q1: What matters most to you? Wear? Noise? Cost? Brake dust? Performance?
Q2: What kind of driving do you do most? City ‘stop & go’ traffic? Highway? To clarify their response ask What is your typical weekday like?
Q3: Is your car or truck a delivery vehicle, taxi, used to haul or tow regularly?
Q4: Do you tow anything? Trailer, caravan, boat? If so, how heavy is the trailer and does it have brakes?
Q5: Do you load the vehicle lightly or heavily? Do you drive several kids or adults around? What’s your job? Tradesman? Salesman?
Getting the answers to these key questions will help you nail down the correct Bendix brand for your customer.
Driving style and type of vehicle greatly affect brake pad performance. The key to excellent braking is matching your driving style and vehicle with the right brake pad formulation. You can select and fit the right Bendix brake pad for virtually every application with absolute confidence.
And, it’s worth paying a little more for absolute peace of mind. The graph below provides a clear choice between Bendix Ultimate at the premium end for absolute stopping power, Bendix General CT for positive pedal feel and no fade right out of the box in everyday general purpose applications and an imported low cost brake pad.
Why compromise your customer’s safety, when for a few extra cents a day you can fit Bendix brake pads?
| Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD | General CT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute stopping power | For hardworking vehicles | On road feel, off road tough |
Fit with confidence |
| Supreme braking confidence for sports, performance and prestige vehicles at freeway speeds and beyond. The high performance compound provides excellent high temperature wear and fade resistance plus exceptional cold performance. | A multi purpose brake pad for working vehicles, towing and other heavy duty applications. Features a unique Titanium Stripe for instant positive pedal feel and an exclusive insulation layer for cooler braking and longer life. | A brake pad providing low noise, low dust and reduced brake fade at high temperatures. 4WD is manufactured from Epoxy-modified Phenolic Resins (EPR) for extra strength, higher friction and greater heat resistance. | A general purpose passenger vehicle brake pad for everyday driving. Featuring a unique Titanium stripe and Ceramic Technology. This pad provides sure stopping right out of the box and are safer and surer from the first stop till the last. |
| Vehicle Type | Light/ Small | Medium/ Large | People Mover | Prestige/ Luxury | Sports | Van/ Pickup | SUV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example of vehicle | Echo, Barina, Astra, Ka, Corolla, Pulsar | Liberty, Vectra, 626, Falcon, Commodore, Magna | Odyssey, Tarago, Starwagon | Fairlane, Statesman, BMW 3/5 series, Audi A4, Volvo V70 | WRX, Monaro, Celica | Hi Ace, Transit, Sprinter, Rodeo, Hilux, Navara | LandCruiser, Patrol, Pajero |
| Type of driving | |||||||
| General suburban | General CT | General CT | General CT | General CT | Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD |
| Country | General CT | General CT | General CT | General CT | Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD |
| Freeway | General CT | General CT | General CT | General CT | Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD |
| Mountainous | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD |
| Heavy/ Frequent braking | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD |
| Towing | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Heavy Duty | Ultimate | Heavy Duty | 4WD |
| High Performance | Ultimate | Ultimate | N/A | Ultimate | Ultimate | N/A | N/A |